Lot 57 | Mn. Fonteius, Denarius, Rome, 85 BC; AR (3,68 g; 18,6 mm; 1 h)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)

Mn. Fonteius, Denarius, Rome, 85 BC; AR (3,68 g; 18,6 mm; 1 h)

Starting price
130.00 €

Laureate head of Apollo right. MN·FONTEI·C·F (MN and NT ligate) downward to left, ROMA monogram below chin, thunderbolt below neck. Rv. Winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat, standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a; Babelon (Fonteia) 9; Sydenham 724. Extremely fine / good extremely fine.


Ex Leu Numismatik Auction 8 (23 October 2021), lot 226.